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41Generation — Gen er*a tion, n. [OE. generacioun, F. g[ e]n[ e]ration, fr.L. generatio.] 1. The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals. [1913 Webster] 2. Origination by some process, mathematical, chemical, or vital; production; formation;… …
42Primogeniture — Pri mo*gen i*ture (?; 135), n. [LL., fr. L. primus first + genitura a begetting, birth, generation, fr. genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. primog[ e]niture, L. primogenitus firstborn. See {Prime}, a., and {Genus}, {Kin}.] 1. The state of being the …
43Procreation — Pro cre*a tion, n. [F. procr[ e]ation, L, procreatio.] The act of begetting; generation and production of young. South. [1913 Webster] …
44Progeneration — Pro*gen er*a tion, n. [L. progeneratio.] The act of begetting; propagation. [R.] [1913 Webster] …
45Progeniture — Pro*gen i*ture, n. [F. prog[ e]niture.] A begetting, or birth. [R.] [1913 Webster] …
46Puberty — Pu ber*ty, n. [L. pubertas, fr. puber, pubes, adult: cf. F. pubert[ e].] 1. The earliest age at which persons are capable of begetting or bearing children, usually considered, in temperate climates, to be about fourteen years in males and twelve… …
47Retrogenerative — Re tro*gen er*a*tive, a. [Pref. retro + generative.] Begetting young by retrocopulation. [1913 Webster] …
48Secundo-geniture — Se*cun do gen i*ture, n. [L. secundus second + genitura a begetting, generation.] A right of inheritance belonging to a second son; a property or possession so inherited. [1913 Webster] The kingdom of Naples . . . was constituted a secundo… …
49Spontaneous generation — Generation Gen er*a tion, n. [OE. generacioun, F. g[ e]n[ e]ration, fr.L. generatio.] 1. The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals. [1913 Webster] 2. Origination by some process, mathematical, chemical, or vital; production;… …
50Virile — Vi rile (?; 277), a. [L. virilis, fr. vir a man; akin to AS. wer: cf. F. viril. See {Werewolf}, {World}, and cf. {Decemvir}, {Virago}, {Virtue}.] Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood;… …